Disclaimer: Voltron is a WEP creation. These tales are based on the WEP legend of Voltron.

Warning: A little swearing -- "h" word used.

Inside the cottage by the Love Bridge, Keith's eyes could not focus when he opened his eyes after he had passed out. Soon he found himself tied in a strange kind of energy, an electric force twisted around Keith's body so he couldn't move his hands or legs. It wasn't metal, but it was some kind of electrical energy, which was painful, but not lethal. "Ouch!!! It hurts. . .c. .can't move" said Keith desperately. "Where am I?".

"Ahh, so you're awake for the love show, little man," said the arrogant Prince making fun of him.

"Wah. . . what!" said Keith startled on hearing his voice and watching himself standing near him.

"Lotor you!!!! Don't you dare touch her, you creep!" said Keith with eyes burning from anger and hatred and he tried to get himself free from that energy.

"Ahhh, what a darling sight. I'm impressed, Haggar," said Lotor (in disguise as Keith) while enjoying the futile struggles of Keith.

"Yes, sire very impressive indeed," said Haggar.

"You only think that you love her, Lotor. Love can not gained by deception or by any magic spells," spat Keith. "You think by disguising yourself as me, you can win her heart!!! How stupid of you, Lotor!"

"I don't have to argue with you, my beloved will soon be here. Haggar and I have some preparations to do for the love ceremony," said Lotor in an unexpectedly calm and pleasing manner.

A little later, Lotor stepped out of the cottage and walked to an area nearer to the Love Bridge.

"Soon Allura will be mine," thought Lotor excitedly as he waited for the Princess impatiently, as he was in disguise as Keith.

Allura reached there in no time and saw her captain waiting for her. "Keith, I am here" said Allura breathlessly as she came near to Keith walking briskly and then took off her long hood revealing herself in that beautiful red dress.

But Lotor (Keith) did not say a word, but had a smirk on his face and eyes burning with jealousy and anger.

"I am so sorry Keith, for I am a little bit late, you know sneaking out, dressed like this, from Nanny. . . Keith, are you alright?" said Allura as she suddenly noticed that something was different in his behavior.

It was his eyes that seemed so different with the same expression as of Lotor's. It felt so strange to Allura. "Because whoever he was, he cannot be her Keith," something was telling her from inside. But still Allura was so uncertain about her mixed feelings.

"I am fine Allura and you are looking very beautiful today," said Lotor in Keith's voice. "And look my sweet, what I have brought for you," said Lotor while giving her a beautiful bouquet of those same red roses with golden edges, that he'd been hiding behind his back.

As Allura was looking at the roses, lost in her own thoughts over the strange behavior of Keith, she did not notice that Lotor came closer to her.

"My love," said Lotor while lifting up her chin with his finger and trying to kiss her on lips. It was then Allura awoke from a dazed like condition and slapped Lotor saying, "You are not my Keith, back away."

Soon the whole magic spell of Haggar broke away, changing Lotor in to himself, and releasing Keith from that strange energy.

"Not so fast, my pretty, we have to complete unfinished business here," said Lotor while grabbing the running princess's arm in time.

"Haggar, make her mine now by sending her into that 'dream dimension,'" said Lotor to Haggar who could not believe that her that special magic spell would ever be foiled!!!

"Let her go, Lotor," said Keith as he stepped out of that cottage, feeling as though every strength had been drained out from him because of that energy trap. His eyes were burning with such a hatred for Lotor that Allura had never seen before.

"Release her, she's mine to protect," said Keith while advancing towards Lotor with tremendous willpower.

"You dare challenge me, of royal blood, you inferior man," said Lotor enraged, and took out his sword.

"Oh, no . . .Keith," Allura cried and tried to get herself free from Lotor as he was still holding her.

"Let go my baby yoou eel mannered preence," Nanny cried out while pointing a gun towards Prince Lotor.

"Oh, Nanny, Nanny," Allura's eyes filled with tears of gratitude.

"I say release her," ordered Nanny in her enraged tone like an angry mother trying to protect her kids from an enemy.

"Argh!!! What the hell!" cried Lotor.

"Here, take it Keith, and I see zat witch making my poor baby to cry," Nanny threw the gun towards Keith with a very nice shot.

"Wow, Nanny, great shot," remarked Keith as he pointed the gun towards the prince.

Soon Lance, Pidge and Hunk also came there pointing their guns towards the prince and Haggar.

"Now Lotor, release her," said Keith with a smirk on his face.

Lotor released her and Allura ran towards Keith in his arms as tears were in her eyes, "Oh, Keith. . . you have saved me!" Allura said while she sobbed.

Suddenly there came that mystic smoke by Haggar making her and Prince to disappear in it. "My, love, you will be mine," said Lotor while disappearing in it.

Allura looked at Keith with tears still lingering in her eyes. She said "Keith,. . . I" but Keith put his fingers on her lips to stop her from saying anything. Then he took out that beautiful lovely white gold necklace and clasped it around her lovely delicate neck and then gave the princess the kiss on her lips. Allura closed her eyes and put her hands around her captain enjoying the kiss.

(Picture manipulations by Sheila Bliss)
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". . . . . . back to the castle. . . princess"

"Oh, Nanny please let me stay with Keith for a while," Allura pleaded.

"Yeah, Nanny you go with Pidge and Hunk while I guard the couple from what might happen if Lotor tries again," said the grinning Lance.

"I am enough for him, Lancy, and by the way I want to see you guys regarding some important matter after I came back to castle," said Keith to his mates amusingly.

"What important matter, Keith?" asked Allura inquisitively.

"Oh! Nothing, sweetheart, just some boys talk," Keith said while taking princess's hand in his. "Come on, I wanted to show you something on that love bridge. . . . ."

"On the Love bridge, . . .but what, Keith . . .tell me?" asked Allura teasingly to her captain.

"Ssssh!!!! I'll show it to you when we reached there . . .," said Keith as he smiled at the princess.

And suddenly Allura felt that everything there rejoiced with her heart singing:

"For me are your songs as your smiles and your tears,'
For me, for ever, for all the years,
I have conquered all your fears,
Now,for ever,for all the years.
For me are you,are you,and your smile,
Now,for ever and all the while....."

And so they happily lived ever after and of course. . . . Prince Lotor wasn't happy at all. . .

THE END

Credit: "The Princess On The Road" by Kathleen Conyngham Greene. (which Allura sings in part 3 and part 5)

Click here to find out more about the play "The Princess on the Road" that inspired my story "The Soul Mates" ^_~

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